Seed and grain distributor



Sept. 4, 1928.

R. BERGERIOUX SEED AND GRAIN DISTRIBUTOR INVENTO R1 T 6 figarzo ex M1 4 1. I

Sept. 4, 1928. I 1,682,735

' R. BERGERIOUX SEED AND GRAIN DISTRIBUTOR Filed April 7. 1926 ZSheets-Sheet 2 JL' J".

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Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

UNITED: STA

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In apparatus hieh proyides for the boti fl ed a l a i t e f r q e'r ai is or powder; and in the dry or the et state; it will qi ently happen+and chiefly in the ease of yet materiz ilsnel as certain fertili} eigs Where the feeding slopeis insufficient that a portion of the said material Willaclhere to the manor the feeding vessel and will progressivelyretain the adjacent layers, that only a central portion 'ofthe niaterial will be distributed in a normal and regular manner; For like reasons, sho illd the del very outlet be lnsi 'l'hcient, 1t Wlll bQ oha res tri cted andtlie supply will be thris ar Whiol. nsistin e11 ring; up theln'asso ater al by the use of rods; wh ch ishowever fatiguing and impractical or in employing mechanical stirrin g means which consume a large amount of power and are otten Isl pped by the mechanical i the known do i ces d with ret ,l {negation and by sgrapin r, th is oper 5 upon the whole "volume tll e-sulost nce an obviating all partial or ii? e iiilar feeding. a

The appendeddraw g-s show ay of;

r le concerns the rotation of the operatitze ane;

each of the partsinayhe rotated in one or the other direction and. the motion may be constant or Variable, alternating or in one direction, intermittent or uniform, the mechanical means employed to obtain these combinations being known per se. i

In order to further in certain cases the formation of the central discharge channel in the said vessel, 1 may dispose at the lower lilieans are use for obviating su oh detect-s nce f mm ter al. i

r i the arm 9. thattlre par-tot the shaftlot the ti fi 4 i 0 1$ armel? ama rad ll was ile t t oaw l aid in the formation ,ot the e annel by an additional disaggreghtionof tlienilaterial.

In the ap 'jen'clecldrawin i Fig. l a sectional Y eiy of feeding a parati s for tertilizer n i improved .stirri n l ible feeding cleric disposed at i the lower part between i'hg vffififil f hop'pei andt acatterint "device; I

Fiend vine noon in 3 shows the means for; n progressive l If theecatteringr vice E lr san od inces in Fig. 3.

e apparatus eoiriprises at Qatavl 'se out 1' i ihat a shape and positionfo' the heavy ,h er oni ill be optional,

(Fig. thefjeon rnon connectine' arious points i iii. nl er4 is connected i nenihers Ili iosed .up ted to 11m) Iii, iearinn' 1O vh members T; upper sgcel 9 are liyineans 1s conn i l a l with the Ve 'l eljearihgs 10 isiipport the cena shaft 12%,and on the lower end o f is. niounted the i outer part ofthe PATENT OFFICE- ia alliotl a 3 ide-f-ls rotatable in el eand the verticalrods 17 for breaking up the lumps in combination With the forks 18 i tuates-through the medium of the chain wheel and the chain 21the chain wheel 22 which is loose on the axle 23 secured to the machine frame. The wheel 22 is secured to a gear wheel 24 engaging thelike wheel 25 keyed to theshaft26 which carries at the other end a bevel gear wheel 27 engaging a like wheel 28 mounted on the shaft of the scattering element 14. The shaft 26 is mounted in thebea'rings 29 and 30, the hearing 29being formed in one with the support 31 whilst the bearing is mounted on the cross member 32.

v The shaft 33 of the second carrying wheel 3 actuatesthrough the medium of the chain eel 35 and the chain 36-a chain wheel 38 keyed to the shaft 39 whose other end carries the bevel gear 40 engaging the like gear 41 mounted on the hollow shaft of the feeding element 7, the shaft 39 being mounted in bearings 42. y

. Ascreen 42' is disposed on thevessel at the lower frontpart of the apparatus so that the scattered material will not interfere with the hitching gear of the machine. The said screen comprises a vertical board 43 which is terminated on theside at which the material is scattered bya vertical board, inclined towards the front.

I At the bottom of the scattering element 14 and coaxial therewith (Fig. 3) is mounted the box 44 having a central bearing portion 45 forthe shaft 13 extending therethrough.

i The lowerend 46 of the shaft 13 is screwthreaded, and, above the screw-threads is a square part 47 coactlng with a square aperture in a disk 48 carrying the two rods 49 and 50 in opposite position and along which the heavy masses 51 and 52 may be displaced. The nut 53 and the lock nut 54 are screwed upon the part 46 to maintain the disk 48 against the shaft by their contact therewith.

The abutments 55 and 56 serve to limit the movement of the masses 51 and 52 towards the center of the arrangement. Further more, when the disk 48 is mounted, it will maintain the bearing 45 in which the shaft is rotatable.

When theshaft 13 is set running by the responding square recess.

The scattering member 14 is held between the said plates, by means of the spring 61 whose tension can be adjusted by the nut 62 screwed upon the threaded end of the shaft 13 and maintained-after adjustment by the lock nut 63 affording a tight disposition.

lVhen the shaft 13 rotates it effects the rotation of the discs 59 and 60, and also-by progressive friction-the rotation of the scattering member 14.

Obviously, I may employ other means for this progressive rotation, the two examples being given solely by way of indication. I.

may further dispose a band of plastic material on the end of each mass 51 or 52, or on the inner wall of the box 44, to increase the adhesion of the parts, and like means may be employed for the parts of the scattering member 14 which make contact with the discs 59 and 60.

I claim 1. In a machine for stirring and distributing material in the form of fertilizer, grains and powder, a container, a plurality of shafts extending through said container, means for driving said shafts independently of each other, a projector operated by one of said shafts, a distributor operated by the other shaft, and a stirrer in said container simultaneously actuated by the same shaft which operates said distributor.

2. In a machine for stirring and distributing material in the form of fertilizer, grains and powder, a container. a plurality of shafts extending through said container and arranged concentrically one within another, means for driving said shafts independently of each other a projector operated by one of said shafts, a distributor operated by the other shaft, and a stirrer in said container simultaneously actuated by the same shaft which operates said distributor.

Signed at Paris, Seine. France, this twentythird day of March, A. D. 1926.

RENE BERGERIOUX. 

